Time Warp Trio

"Ready! Aim!" Joe, Fred, and Sam do not want to hear what comes next, especially while they are looking down the barrel of gun sticking out of a "flying-saucer-shaped thing" with a bunch of guns sticking out of it. The Time Warp Trio always manages to find themselves in a heap of trouble. As if it’s not bad enough that they tend to end up in life-threatening situations, it’s always in either the faraway past or the faraway future. One year for Joe’s birthday, he received a mysterious book. It somehow has the power to transport him and his friends through time. In this case, the guy aiming the guns at them is, you guessed it, the one and only Leonardo da Vinci. They are hoping to solve the mystery of where the book came from and think Leonardo may be able to help. But in the meantime, they get taken prisoner by Captain Nassti. The only way they can convince him and his boss, Lord Borgia, to let them go is to show them a small part of an important invention called the Power Drain that will help Nassti and Borgia to conquer an empire. The only problem is, the Time Warp Trio hasn't actually invented the invention that will conquer an empire yet. And if they can’t show Nassti the invention, they will have to join his army.

Will they be able to come up with an invention in time? Will Leonardo help them with their invention? Will they discover where the book actually came from?

To find out, read Da Wild, Da Crazy, Da Vinci, by Jon Scieszka. If you like this one, it is a part of the series, The Time Warp Trio. This is a great series for kids from about 2nd to 4th grade.